On September 30, 2024, EPA signed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for a Remedial Design, CERCLA-02-2024-2020 (Order), by which the Respondent will perform the remedial design activities in connection with the remedy selected in the 2023 Record of Decision (2023 ROD) for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund Site (Site). The Site was listed on the NPL in January 1999. The Order, valued at about $2.25 million, will involve the performance of the RD, including the Pre-Design Investigation (PDI) of the surface water component of the 2023 ROD, and the payment of future response costs.